GRAND NATIONAL WEEK

Evening Star, Issue 22722, 9 August 1937, Page 4

GRAND NATIONAL WEEK

TROTTING AT ADDINGTON

REPORTER WINS BIG HANDICAP Grand National Week was opened with the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s Meeting at Addington. The weather was fine and the attendance good. The track was in good order The totalisator investments amounted to £33,115, compared with £27,920 last year. INTRODUCTORY HANDICAP, £3OO. IJm. 5-S—GREAT ADMIRAL, 72yds bhd (J. Fraser, jun.) 1 7-B—Lady Sonoma, 12 (E. Townley) 2 I- —Golden Eagle, 24 (J. S. Shaw) 3 Also started: 4-4 Guy Hugo It, 1-1 Kuini It (bracketed with Go.den Eagle), 11-10 Mabel Chimes It, 13-12 Reward It, 12-12 Sister Mary It, 10-11 Parrish Chimes it, 9-0 Little Reta 12yds, 2-2 Franz Derby 24, 6-6 Mataunga 24, 3-3 Polly Pan 36, 14-14 Sandy N. 48, 8-7 Waikato Prince 60. Great Admiral drew out to win by a length from Lady Sonoma, with Golden Eagle two lengths away. _ Mataunga was fourth. Times: 3min 23 4-sseo, 3min 31sec, 3min 30sec. ADVANCE HANDICAP, £3OO. 14m. 3- —AIDE DE CAMP, 12yds bhd (E. A. Berry) 1 II- —Sky Wink, It (G. Cameron) 2 1-3—Ginger Jack, It (T. H. Al'Kenzie) 3 Also started: 8-9 Belle Grattan K, 7-7 Credit Funds It, 10-11 Full Hand It, 1-1 Sage King It and Harlequin 12yds (bracketed). 6-6 Esplendor 12, 4- Aircraft 24, 9-8 Casanova 24, 12-12 William Tell 48. Aide de Camp drew out to win by two lengths from Sky Wink, with •Ginger Jack a similar distance away. Esplendor was fourth. Times; 2min 47 2-ssec, 2min 49sec, 2min 49 l-ssec. AUGUST HANDICAP, £7OO. 2m. 1- REPORTER, 24yds bhd (T. H. M'Girr) 1 5- —Rocks Ahead, 12 (J. Walsh) ... 2 7- Pot Luck, 12 (M. Holmes) ... 3 3- Knight, 12 (R. To.wnsley, jun.) 4 Also started: 11-9 Gunfire It a, fid Rollo 48yds (bracketed), 4-4 Grace M'Elwyn 12 and Lucky Jack 12 (bracketed), 12-11 Llewellyn’s Pride 12. 8-8 Bingen Palm 36, 13-12 GJeurossie 36, 2-3 King’s Warrior 36, 10-14 Tempest 36, 6-5 Graham Direct 48, 9-10 War Buoy 48, 14-12 Red Shadow 84. Reporter drew out to win by » length from Rocks Ahead, with Pot Luck a sifiiilar distance away. Gallant Knight was close, up fourth and King’s Warrior fifth. . Times: 4min 31 2-ssec, 4min 32 3-ssec, 4min 32 4QUEEN MARY HANDICAP, £350. 2m. 8- PARISIENNE, It (E. B. Berry) 1 2- —King’s Play, 36yds bhd (M. Stewart) ... 2 7-7—Encounter, It (AI. C. M'Tigue 3 Also started: 8-8 Ironside It, 1-1 U Scott It. 9-9 Happy Knight 12yds, 6- Navy Blue 12, 5-5 Red Flush 12, 4-4 Sea Gift .48. _ i Parisienne finished well, to- beat King’s Play by a head, with Encounter eight lengths away. Sea Gift! was. fourth. Times: 4min 23 4-6 sec, 4min 23sec, 4min 27 2-ssec. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, £350. IJm. 5-4—KING’S GUARD, 24yds bhd (R. B. Berry) 1 1-I—(Bittersweet, It (J. Fraser, inn 2 6- —Nicoya, 36yds bhd (L, F. Berkett) 3 Also started; 13-13 Fifa it, 3-3 Flotsam It, 4-5 Garner It, 9-9 Lotigh Guy It, 12-8 Norman Fox It, 2-2 Waikato Prince It, 11-10 Raclaim It, 10-7 Amonos 12yds, 7-11 Discord 36, 8-6 Wahnooka 36. King’s Guard stayed on to beat Bittersweet by a neck, with Nicola a similar distance away. Raclaim was fourth. Times: 3min 25 2-fisec, 3toin 27 3-ssec, 3min 24 4-ssec, TRIAL HANDICAP, £3OO. 2m. 4-4—PLAY ON, It (M. C. M'Tigue) 1 1-I—Frisco Boy, It (J. Bryce, jun.) 2 7- Giro, It (L. A. Midens) 3 Also started: 12-12 Full Hand It, 2-3 Ginger Jack It, 8-6 Great Jewel it, 9- Sage King It, 5-5 Kibo 24yds, 10-11 Real Burton 24, 10-10 Golden Cross 36, 3- Blair Athol 48, 6-9 Mystery Yet 48. Play On held his position to the finish to beat Frisco Boy by a head, with Giro two lengths away. Full Hand was fourth Times: 4min 38sec, 4fnin 33 l-ssec, 4min 32 2-sseo. SELWYN HANDICAP, £350. 14m. 1-I—FRISCO LADY, It (J. Bryce, jun.) ... 1 12-12—Iraq, It (M. J. Clare) ... ... 2 4- —Sterling Lady, It (M. C. M'Tigue) 3 Also started: 13-13 Aristotle It, 11-11 Chenwood It, 8-8 Elvp It. 7-6 Logan’s Prido It and Worthy King It (bracketed) , 6-7 Noble Prince It, 5-4 Rongomoi it, 3-3 Double Great It, 9-10 Isabel Derby 12yds, 2-2 Southern Smile 12, 9-9 Wrackler 12. In a good finish Frisco Lady beat Iraq by a length, with Sterling Lady two lengths away and Chenwood fourth. Times: 2min 44 3-ssec, 2min 46sec, 2min 45 l-ssec. INTERNATIONAL HANDICAP, £4OO. 14m. 12-12—SUPERTAX, 12yds (R. Townley, jun.) ... ... 1 15-15—Worthy Light, 24 (M. Holmes) ... 2 9-10—Bingen Palm, 12 (J. R. Simpson) ... 3 Also started: 2-3 Gamble It, 6-7 Gold Ting© It, 10-11 Guy Junior It, 1-1 Nervie’s Last It, 16-15 Queen Author It, 8-5 Rollo It and Blue Mountain 24yds (bracketed), 14-14 Sqiooger It, 4- Village Guy It and Willow Wave 12 (bracketed), 11-9 Glenrossie 12, 5-6 New Derby 12, 13-13 Rey Spec 12, 3-4 De Soto 24, 7-8 Cloudy Range 36 and Grand Mogul 36 (bracketed). In a hard finish Supertax beat Worthy Light by half a length, with Bingen Palm a length away. Gamble was fourth. Times: 2min 44 4-ssec, 2min 44sec, 2mia 45 l-ssec. BUSIEST AND INQUIRY After the Introductory Handicap a protest was lodged by R. Townley, driver of Lady Sonoma, against first position being awarded to Great Admiral, on the grounds that he paced at the finish. The stewards decided from evidence and from their own observations of the race that the protest should be dismissed. After the finish of the Advance'Handicap an inquiry was held to consider allegations of interference by C. Tasker, driver of Full Hand, with Harlequin,

driven, by J. Young. After hearing the evidence it was resolved to caution Tasker for careless driving. F. G. Holmes, driver of Graham Direct in the August Handicap, was charged under rule 310 with not driving his horse to win. When the evidence of the owner, Mr J. Westerman, and of Holmes had been heard it was decided to accept their explanation. CLERK OF COURSE SERIOUSLY INJURED The clerk of the course (Mr R. A. Ferguson) was seriously injured during the running of the last race. He was taken to hospital with serious injuries to the head. Late yesterday afternoon Mr Ferguson had recovered consciousness, but was still on the seriously ill list, A fracture of the skull is suspected. When the field had travelled two_ furlongs and a-half in the International Handicap Village Guy broke a hopple, and in drifting back through the field caused Grand Mogul to fall. Grand Mogul got up and galloped through the straight without his driver. As he was passing the Show Grounds fence. Mr Ferguson, mounted on his galloper, endeavoured to catch him. The horses collided, and Mr, Ferguson was thrown heavily to the ground. Willow Wave then became involved in the mishap, and his driver (S. A. Edwards) was thrown out. Edwards and Stewart, the driver of Grand Mogul, escaped with a shaking. Grand Mogul was not injured.